The Free Land of Tessa is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its closed borders, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 8.759 billion Tessans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.2%.

The strong Tessan economy, worth 587 trillion baht a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,062 baht, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners, money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, and construction workers evacuate work sites after finding sharp rocks on the ground. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tessa's national animal is the cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tessa is ranked 257,133^rd in the world and 93^rd in Serenity for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 14.18 Effective Tax Rate.